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Reusmes, Cover Letters, and Interviewing |
| There are various ways to write and format your résumé and/or cover letter and to approach an interview, but here are some things you might find helpful. |
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Resume Templates:
Microsoft Word documents you can use to construct your résumé, with your adding, deleting, and modifying sections as is appropriate.
- *Click on the resume link
- BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES, save the document to your own disk or flash drive
- Make your changes to the template.
- Resave as you edit this document.
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- Chronological Résumé is the most effective résumé format for job seekers with solid experience and a logical job history. >>
- Functional Résumé might be thought of as a "problem solving" format; it gives you latitude to "make sense" of your work history and match up skills and accomplishments that might not be obvious to the employer in a traditional chronological format. >>
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Resume Keywords and Scannable Resumes
It is important to have the right keywords, or “buzzwords” in your résumé that employers are looking for, and that will be picked up by a computer scan of your résumé if it is being entered into a database. These sites will give you some tips on developing résumé keywords: |
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Yahoo ~ Hot Jobs! |
The Savvy Networker 10 Boilerplate Phrases That Kill Resumes by: Liz Ryan
The 2009 job market is very different from job markets of the past. If you haven't job-hunted in a while, the changes in the landscape can throw you for a loop.........more>> |
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Books on Resume Writing: |
- How to write a résumé and get a job (650.142 COR)
- The elements of résumé style : essential rules and eye-opening advice for writing résumés and cover
- Letters that work (650.142 BEN)
- 202 great résumés (REF 650.142 BLO 2004)
- Perfect phrases for résumés (650.142 BET)
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Cover Letter Advice and Templates: |
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Interview Tips: |
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Want some one-on-one help with formatting your résumé, filling out a job application, searching for jobs, or basic computer skill training?
Schedule an appointment with a librarian – 262-646-6230. |
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